{"product_id":"perfect-surrendering-essex-book","title":"Perfect Surrendering - Archimandrite Zacharias Essex Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 79, 172);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author Archimandrite Zacharias. He is the spiritual son of St Sophrony of Essex England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Means in the Essex Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin the lineage of St. Silouan → St. Sophrony → Archimandrite Zacharias:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZacharias is considered the \u003cstrong\u003eprimary living interpreter\u003c\/strong\u003e of St. Sophrony’s theology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe served as\u003cstrong\u003e St\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSophrony’s translator\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003estudent\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eclosest theological heir\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"brxe-nmjcqi\" class=\"brxe-heading product-page-02--heading\"\u003ePerfect Surrendering\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"brxe-oaxsmz\" class=\"brxe-heading product-page-02--subheading\"\u003eTo the Spirit of Salvation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbig\u003eM\u003c\/big\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonasticism is truly a strange life, and when the monk acquires the gift of unceasing prayer, he understands the paradoxical character of monastic life. His breath is different; his thoughts, his gestures and the movements of his heart are different. Even while living on earth, such a man becomes like the wind whose sound you can hear, but you cannot see from where it comes and where it goes. When man is in this state, there is hardly any veil separating this world from the other world; there is a certain transparency and direct contact with heaven; there is a charismatic attraction from heaven which continually pulls man’s heart to the other world; then, there is only a deep, sweet pain in the centre of his being, in his heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 73, 153);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback 61 pages ships from England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archangels Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48441244385530,"sku":"Essex-Perfect Surrendering","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0347\/9273\/4852\/files\/Screenshot_9-3-2026_1858_essexmonastery.com.jpg?v=1773097458","url":"https:\/\/archangelsbooks.com\/products\/perfect-surrendering-essex-book","provider":"Archangels Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}